Cutting the Curd

Alisha Norris Jones, Cara Warren, John Braga, Jessica Kesselman

Booking Overview

An interview-led specialty-food show focused on artisan cheese, regularly featuring cheesemakers, cheesemongers, cheese authors, judges, and other professionals with substantive industry expertise. Credible pitches include artisan producers, affineurs, specialty-food retailers, cheese educators, authors, judges, and advocates with a strong cheese-related story; booking difficulty is low because guests are generally niche experts rather than major celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 582

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Host

Alisha Norris Jones - Co-host of Cutting the Curd, contributing to coverage of cheesemaking, cheesemongering, cheese culture, and specialty-food topics.

Cara Warren - Co-host of Cutting the Curd, contributing to coverage of the artisan-cheese industry and specialty-food events.

John Braga - Host of Cutting the Curd, covering artisan cheese, cheesemaking, cheesemongering, and the people behind the specialty-cheese industry.

Jessica Kesselman - Co-host of Cutting the Curd, contributing to coverage of artisan cheese, specialty-food culture, and the cheese trade.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Hands-on expertise in artisan cheesemaking, cheesemongering, cheese aging, specialty-food retail, cheese judging, or cheese writing, along with a distinctive professional, cultural, or advocacy perspective.

Required Achievements:

Operating or leading an artisan cheese business or specialty-food shop, Competing in or judging recognized cheese competitions, Writing books or other authoritative work about cheese, Developing, aging, or exporting distinctive artisan cheeses, Advocating for inclusion, visibility, or community engagement through the cheese trade

Recent Guest Discussions

Anna Patrick - Sober And Sober-curious Cheesemongering, Identity, Competition, And Pairing Cheese Without Wine.

Vanessa Alcolea - Brazilian Artisanal Cheesemaking, Raw-milk Cheese, Cattle Genetics, Terroir, And The Export Of Mandala Cheese To The United States.

Carlos Yescas - The World Cheese Awards And The Cheeses Featured In One Cheese To Rule Them All.

Patrick McGuigan - The World Cheese Awards And The Cheeses Featured In One Cheese To Rule Them All.

Jessica Galen - Pride, Visibility, Activism, And The Role Of Cheese Shops As Community Spaces.

Recent Topics

Food, Artisan Cheese, Cheesemaking, Cheesemongering, Cheese Judging

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Cutting the Curd

Mystic Cheese Co : Milled Curds & Connecticut Terroir w/ Brian Civitello

September 25, 2026

What does it take to build an American creamery from the ground up and keep getting better at it? Cara Warren sits down with Brian Civitello, head cheesemaker at Mystic Cheese Co., to talk about Mystic’s 13-year journey from making cheese in a shipping container to crafting some seriously delicious American takes on British-style territorial cheeses. They get nerdy about milled curds, Ayrshire milk, and Connecticut terroir, while digging into Brian’s cheesemaking roots, his time learning in E...

The Dry Counter: Mongering for The Sober (and Sober Curious) With Anna Patrick

September 18, 2026

Join host Alisha Norris Jones and Anna Patrick for a wide ranging discussion covering identity, competing in The Cheesemonger Invitational as a sober monger, and mechanics of pairing in a world that tends to favor wine over a cuppa.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're back! Summer Fancy Food, Cheesemonger Invitational & ACS Recap

August 21, 2026

Join hosts Cara Warren, Alisha Norris Jones, John Braga, and Jessica Kesselman, with a special dispatch from Joe Salonia, for a fast paced recap of the summer cheese circuit.In this relaunch episode, the crew digs into new releases and standout bites from the Summer Fancy Food Show, including Woodlawn Creamery’s Brimstone, as well as the latest Guilde des Fromagers inductees. They also recap the Cheesemonger Invitational’s move to the Hammerstein Ballroom. Plus, they share their key takeaways...

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